Instead of actually working out, I have been resolving to work out. That’s right, I decided today that I don’t regularly make it to the gym because I haven’t designated this activity as a resolution. Were I to attach such a weighty label to the term, I would most certainly work out faithfully. Therefore, I resolve to work out three times per week beginning on January 1st, 2010. I do, however, need some clarification on the finer points of what this New Year’s Resolution will entail.
1) Does walking to the gym and back count as a workout, or do I have to actually enter the gym and swipe my card?
2) How long does a workout need to be before it can be considered a workout? Am I skimping on my workout if it takes less than 9 minutes to complete?
3) Does posting my facebook status as “Going to the gym” count as a workout, or do I have to follow up by actually going to the gym?
4) Does heavy lifting count as a workout? Because I’m about to do the dishes, and I have to put my ceramic bowls on the second shelf. It feels like a workout.
5) If I’m thinking about something really hard, I consider this a mental workout. Can I count this toward my goal of three workouts a week? Does it actually burn calories to think this hard, or should it not be this hard to think?
–Troi out
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:18 am
1) Walking to the gym, and back, counts as a warm -up and cool down.
2) The NFL recommends that kids get at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Since you are older you can probably cut that down to 30 minutes a day.
3) No and Yes.
4) It counts as a workout just as long as you maintain a raised heart rate.
5) It counts as a workout just as long as you maintain a raised heart rate.